Will Ferrell hit a Cheerleader in the Head With a Basketball during halftime at a New Orleans Pelicans game on Wednesday - and yes, it was for a movie, but it still had to hurt. The comedian grabbed the ball, made a huge windup, and ended up beaning a Pelicans Cheerleader right in the face. She hit the court hard, and Will was escorted out of the Smoothie King Center by waiting security guards. Luckily, Will was filming a scene for the upcoming movie Daddy's Home, and judging by the fan videos taken during the event, he was acting as a drunk guy hoping to impress his stepchildren With an amazing half-court shot.
Will stars in the upcoming comedy as a man determined to become the best stepdad possible to the kids of his new wife, played by Linda Cardellini. Mark Wahlberg plays the children's fun, freewheeling biological father. Watch Will hit the Cheerleader in the above video, and check out the lead-up and aftermath of the shoot below.